New from old – cooking with unwanted food

In times of mass poverty in a consumerist society it might not come as a surprise that some people decide to cover their need for food through activities like “dumpster diving”. Dumpster diving describes the act of taking food from garbage bins of bigger supermarkets. But the prospect of free food is not the only motivation behind this movement which might become clearer after considering the following facts:

According to a study by the university of Stuttgart every year every household in Germany throws away 82 kg of edible food which sums up to almost seven million tons nationwide[1] . According to Feed The World, a movie about the food industry, ”half of what the food industry produces is thrown away before it even reaches the aisles, because it does not meet the required standards”.

In order to raise awareness about the topic of unnecessary waste of food, we decided to find unwanted food and cook a three course meal. This process of creating something delicious from waste challenges the ideals of our self- indulgence society. Still, it ought to be mentioned that dumpster diving is considered to be illegal (§123 StGB).

We think, however, dumpster diving is worth supporting, yet you can establish your own stands towards this issue and activity.

Still, don’t you think these pictures speak for themselves?

>>>>>>>>>>>And here you can watch us cook:<<<<<<<<<<

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9eEFH5C3So&list=UUnlmD3YgMwZTm4f7GkmoBBQ

[1]http://www.bmel.de/SharedDocs/Downloads/Ernaehrung/WvL/Studie_Lebensmittelabfaelle_Kurzfassung.pdf;jsessionid=C9A11F7FBF1C5D87A9DD751554894D08.2_cid367?__blob=publicationFile